Slow Weekend, Italia Victory
This weekend was quite slow going. A chronic headache and general soreness did not put me in the mood for much anything. Ross and I watched the third place match for the World Cup on Saturday, and I was happy to see Germany win. I tried working a bit more on some MATLAB computations for work, but didn’t get much anywhere. That evening I made veggie chili which turned out quite nice, and we watched two episodes of From the Earth to the Moon via Ross’s laptop.
On Sunday, despite my alarm going off early, Ross and I caught the Wimbledon final with the fourth (and final) set in progress. Federer was just too good. That afternoon we sat down to watch the World Cup final. I was going for France, but I stopped my support after Zinedene Zidane committed an incomprehensible personal foul by violently headbutting an Italian player. It was shameful, particularly for someone with such a storied career as his. It was also disappointing seeing the game go to penalty kicks. I don’t like team Italia, but oh well.
John leaves us on Wednesday to go to his conference in Albuquerque, NM so we have to get settled in for a week without his guidance. Todd should be around so it shouldn’t be too bad.
Keith Said,
July 15, 2006 @ 2:17 pm
Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I have your book “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Repair”. Nate handed it off to me since he bought his own copy. I’ll make sure to drop it off at your parents’ house if I don’t see you before my return to Boone in August.
(Also: can you believe what’s going on in Lebannon? … isn’t that where Nader is from?)